Drinking service (3) - .813 silver

Set of Three Imperial Silver and Crystal Liqueur Glasses – Austria / Bohemia (Austro-Hungarian Empire), ca. 1850–1880.
Silver marked “13 Loth” (812/1000).

A rare set of three liqueur glasses combining hand-engraved crystal with early imperial silver mounts. Each glass features a lower silver sleeve decorated with a continuous floral relief band, executed in the traditional Austro-Hungarian decorative style of the mid-19th century.

The crystal bowls are thin-walled and decorated with floral motifs created through acid etching, a technique typical of Bohemian and Viennese workshops of the period.

Each silver mount bears a triangular / shield-shaped mark containing the number “13”, identifying the silver standard according to the Austro-Hungarian pre-metric “Loth” system.
This system was in use before the adoption of the modern 800/900 marks.

Explanation of the Silver Mark (“13 Loth”)

Before 1886, the Austro-Hungarian Empire used the Loth standard instead of the modern decimal fineness system.
• 13 Loth = 812/1000 silver purity (812 fineness)
This corresponds to high-quality silver widely used in Vienna, Bohemia, Moravia, Hungary and Transylvania during the 19th century.

The shape and style of the mark on these pieces are fully consistent with authentic imperial silver workshops from ca. 1850–1880.

Dimensions
• Height: 5 cm
• Rim diameter: 3.5 cm
• Total combined weight: 96 g

Condition

Good antique condition with natural patina to the silver and minor wear appropriate to age. The crystal is intact, with no chips or cracks.

Provenance and Dating

Based on construction, decoration technique and silver hallmarking, the set is attributed to an imperial workshop in Austria or Bohemia, operating during the second half of the 19th century.

A Collectible Imperial Set

Such early imperial silver-mounted glasses are now scarce, especially in matched sets. They represent a fine example of Central European craftsmanship during the final decades of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.